Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to convert around 50 per cent of the existing Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) exit gates to ‘card only’ exit gates.
“At present, Delhi Metro has 1,073 AFC exit gates across all metro stations of the network. Of these, 500 exit gates are being converted exclusively for smart card users to be known as ‘card only’ AFC exit gates,” the DMRC announced.
The move is aimed at facilitating smooth exit from the dedicated gates at a faster pace. The remaining AFC exit gates will remain functional for both smart card and token carrying passengers.
“Token handling at times by relatively new passengers lead to some minor errors and delay in exit but this new arrangement would pave the way for smooth exit for both types of commuters – card as well as token users – thus avoiding unnecessary delay in exit,” DMRC added.
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